Nigerian held with drugs worth over 3.5 crores from Rajdhani express in Gujarat

Ahmedabad/Vadodara: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has nabbed a Nigerian national from a Goa bound Rajdhani Express train at Vadodara station in Gujarat late last night with various drugs including Cocaine and Ecstasy tablets worth over Rs 3.5 crores.

NCB Zonal Director Hari Om Gandhi said that based on a tip off a Nigerian national Peter Chinedu Okafor (27 years) , traveling by 22414/Hazrat Nizamuddin – Madgaon Rajdhani Express from Delhi was caught at Vadodara Railway station at around 1030 last night by NCB team.

‘ Amphetamine 843 gram, Cocaine 255 gram and Ecstasy tablet 65 gram were recovered from him,’ he said adding that the international price of the recovered drugs was at least Rs 3.5 crores.

He said that the Nigerian caught from seat number 38 of coach B1 with ticket from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Madgao was involved in smuggling of drugs to Mumbai and Goa and other places. He was frequently traveling between Delhi and these places.

He was being interrogated.

In yet another incident the crime branch has nabbed a youth from Fatewadi area here with around 2 kg of Charas worth over Rs 4 lakhs.

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